Osteopathic instrument



C. E. POLLARD.

OSTEOPATHIC INSTRUMENT.

APPLICATION FILED mm: 12. 1920.

1,398, 1 50. Patented Nov. 22, 1921.

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GSTEOPATE-IIC INSTRUMENT.

ltrttented Nov. 22, 1921.

June 12, 1920. Serial No. 388,585.

9 is it vertical longitudinal sectional he line 22 of Fig. l, and i '5. is transverse vertical sectional view on the line of Fig. 1. Whig is a. In the d swings, the reference numeral 1 generuilv designates the base of the instruhates "to osteopathic ininent. its shown, the base is made of metal bese, :1 pair of and provi ed with depending flanges 2 he hesnd pr on all four sides whereby the body portion ind fins f r is suitably s )iltOi'l from the table or support.

cushion blocks 3, mode of rubber to :1 device or othex suitable inetcrieh is arranged on i object of the the base and projects unuardly therefrom. ruinent which is shown, the biochs ere suostuntizilly ellip- J 3;. Tali 0L of the nerve ticai in horizontzn cross section and are of 1' :l size whereby grcssure may 1e applied to r. single nerve center or to usingie vertebra, in the spine of the patient. The blocks may be scciircd to the 1 use in any suitable manner. as shown, bolts 4t :1 'e employed, these bolts being embedded in the body portion of the blocks and provided with heads 5 to prevent displacement ihe ends of the bolts heel:

cl lescriptive niutproject e. sniteole distance from the bottom t9 ch e 11sec to show ot the blocks to permit them to pass through ievlce to :1 nerve openings in the base. These ends are proenter to be vided with screw threads enr are adapted to f s ecplireceive fastening nuts 6.

' v the de; cc is oh ccd on a table and t e DiltEGlit lies on his back with the rubber in engagementwith the body at the points Where pressure is to be applied. The

A it. that ior patents have instrument is useful in the treatment of all been granted on no instruments diseases that niey le influenced by manipu- 'hprojectins areniounted iiztion Mid trentnent of the soinnl column i cssure on and the nerves and muscles along the $211116.

tscated, the By tie use of this device, pressure may be in the instruexerted i esi ed point along the spinal Q 111 tus. the pro- Oli'lHllL whereby ribs :11 it vertebrae may be or inhibited. The device eliminates the necessity 0t apuhcetion of pressure bv the of the operator which is very tiring 1. and th i, osteoputh. he no end the present s to be understood that, while lv have i or is n refrl in Work of d. ed the preferred einboninient of my this character. liVQliilOlh various er :ng'es in the s rape, size,

In tne accompanying drm irgs, I he: znd arr-a Lg'ilnfillt of parts may be resorted to shown one embodiment of the invert-ion. I.ewithon I departing from the spirit of the irierring to the drawings, vention or the scope of the sub o1ned claims.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim:

1. An osteopathic instrument comprising a base, and a pair of spaced relatively short cushion blocks secured to the upper face thereof, the upper edges of the blocks which are adjacent each other and adapted to engage the patients body at each side of the spine being elliptical in form and the long axes of the upper surfaces arranged transversely of the base, whereby the blocks are closer together intermediate their ends than at their ends.

2. An osteopathic instrument comprising a base, and a pair of relatively short spaced stationary cushion blocks secured to the upper face thereof, the upper edges of said blocks being rounded, the upper edges of the blocks which are adjacent each other and adapted to engage the patients body at each side of the spine being elliptical in form and the long axes of the upper surfaces arranged transversely of the base, whereby the blocks are closer intermediate their ends than at their ends.

3. An osteopathic instrument comprising a base, downwardly projecting flanges formed on the sides and ends thereof, a pair of substantially elliptical cushion blocks arranged on the upper surface of the base, bolts embedded in said blocks and having their lower ends projecting downwardly below the bottom of said blocks, the upper surface of said base being provided with openings for the reception of the lower ends of ti e bolts, and nutsarranged upon the ends of the bolts to secure the blocirs to the base.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

V V CHARLES EMERSON POLLARD. Witnesses: V i LUoILE BIonLoW PoLLARn, GnofM. GLAssoo. 

